Funeral Announcements: July 27, 2013

Bellamy Funeral Homes

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Mayes Ward Dobbins Funeral Home & Crematory

L. Drew Matteson: Aug. 12, 1941 - July 23, 2013. A memorial service will be held 4 p.m. Saturday at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with the Rev. Johnny Foster officiating.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284.

The family will receive friends from 3:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday prior to the service at the funeral home.

Michael Antonio Michael: Feb. 28, 1957 - July 24, 2013. Funeral services will be held 6 p.m. Sunday at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with the Rev. Tom Gray officiating.

Contributions may be made to Michael A. Michael Donation Fund in care of Jesse Michael at any Wells Fargo Bank.

Family will receive friends from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Tye Carter Sanders Jr.: June 15, 1926 - July 25, 2013. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Interment will be in Kennesaw Memorial Park Cemetery in Marietta.

Samson Adam Schell: July 22, 2013 - July 22, 2013. A funeral service officiated by the Rev. Cindy Blocksidge will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 29, at McEachern Memorial United Methodist Church in Powder Springs.

The family will receive friends at the reception following the funeral.

Jo Ann Thomas: April 3, 1939 - July 24, 2013. Funeral services will be held noon Monday at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Dr. Don Mason officiating. Interment will be in Cheatham Hill Memorial Park Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to Sandy Plains Baptist Church, 2825 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta, GA 30066.

The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to noon Monday at the funeral home.

West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory

Francois Louis: April 1, 1952 - July 18, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 27, at Grace Christian Church, 5717 South Gordon Road, Austell, with the Rev. Kervin Joseph officiating. Interment will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta.

Joe Herbert Slay Jr.: Jan. 29, 1932 – July 24, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 28, at Olive Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Randy Cheek officiating. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Marietta. He will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service.

The family will receive friends Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m. at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta.

 
Benson Funeral Home Inc.

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Clark Funeral Home

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Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home

James "Dub" Creek: Nov. 28, 1945 - July 25, 2013. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home on Sunday, July 28, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Bobby House officiating. Kirk Creek, Blake Creek, Tim Stephens, Mark Stephens, Curtis Creek and Greg Rorex will serve as pallbearers with Rodney Smith and Terry Smith serving as honorary pallbearers. Interment will follow at Peaceful Meadows Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, July 27, from 5 to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, July 28, from 1 to 2 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society at donate.cancer.org; or American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718; or you can call 1-800-227-2345.

Brother Russell Lee Jenkins: April 9, 1960 - July 24, 2013. A memorial service for Brother Russell Jenkins will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses (77 Somerset Drive, Dallas) on Saturday, July 27, at 4 p.m.